A century ago people predicted future like this

In 1900, a German chocolate company predicted lifestyle of inhabitants of 21st century through a series of postcards.

It was part of a marketing campaign that Theodore Hildebrand and Son chocolate company slipped colorful cards into chocolate boxes.

The cards envisioned people enjoying boundless leisure and comfort after undergoing technological advancement of a century.

The predicted range of activities included live broadcasts of plays to cities covered with weather-proof glass roofs and mobile city blocks.

Weather-controlling machines

 

A hybrid railship

 

Tourist submarines

 

Weather-proof city roofing

 

Personal airships

 

Tourism at the North Pole

 

X-ray surveillance device

 

Strolling on a lake with the aid of balloons

 

Movable sidewalks

 

Moving an entire city block by rail
Personal flying machines
Leave a Comment